MassimilianoAllegri held a joint Press conference with President SilvioBerlusconi ahead of Milan’s showdown with Inter.

“The rapport with the President has always been exceptional, as I think he is the President with the most trophies in the world,” said Coach Allegri.

“As I have always accepted his advice, he always accepted my explanations and we ultimately do agree on many things.

“The President talks about respect now, but the real show of respect was when he decided not to make a change of Coach after eight rounds.”

Berlusconi flew in with his private helicopter to the Milanello training ground this afternoon and hogged much of the limelight from Allegri after a 2-0 Champions League win over Barcelona.

“The credit for Wednesday’s game goes to the players, but tomorrow is a different game, both for Serie A and the city,” continued the Coach.

“It will be different in tactical and technical terms too. Inter will be eager to make up for recent problems. We must remember that up until a few weeks ago they had a 13-point advantage over us, so it’s going to be tough.

“Inter have absentees, but also a big squad with a lot of quality, so we have to respect them. The Derby is a special game that is separate from the rest of the season and we know that we’ve got to emerge with a positive result.”

Robinho and Mathieu Flamini are still unavailable, but Giampaolo Pazzini and Kevin Constant were named in the squad despite carrying knocks.

“We will evaluate Constant and Pazzini tomorrow morning, as they still have a few problems. M’Baye Niang left training early, but there’s nothing to worry about.”